Jean-Jacques Caffiéri

Caffiéri family

Philippe’s younger brother, Jean-Jacques Caffiéri (b. April 29, 1725, Paris—d. June 21, 1792, Paris), became the most famous sculptor of the family. Jean-Jacques trained under his father and won the Prix de Rome in 1748. He executed many portrait busts of famous men of the past for the Comédie-Française, the Bibliothèque Ste.-Genevieve in Paris, and other...